http://www.whitesmoke.com/punctuation-apostrophe.html. What is an Apostrophe? An apostrophe is a punctuation mark that looks like this: â (sort of half of a quote) According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word apostrophe comes from the Greek apostrophes, meaning âturning awayâ (to one in particular).
APA stands for the American Psychological Association, which is an organization that compiled a set of style rules for academic writing. To find out more information on how it started, try this website:
About APA Style. APA (American Psychological Association) is most commonly used to cite sources within the social and behavioral sciences. The examples provided on this guide follow the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th edition, (third printing - 2010).